Occupational Safety and Health

The publication gathers evidence on ways to approach OSH within Global Supply Chains discussions and possible entry points to build intervention models for the improvement of OSH in Global Supply Chains.

Work-related fatal injuries and diseases have increased from 2.3 million to 2.78 million per year according to new data issued at the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work held in Singapore 3-6 September, where ILO Director General, Mr. Guy Ryder, launched a call for concerted global action to address new and emerging occupational safety and health challenges.

Every 15 seconds, a worker dies from a work-related injury or illness. Listen to ILO's LABADMIN/OSH Chief talk about how the Occupational Safety and Health Global Action for Prevention (OSH-GAP) is working to address this.